Cop forced to hospital after alleged subway perv bites him at Harvard Square station, police say

Transit Police report arresting a Belmont man they say bit an officer hard enough to break his skin in a failed attempt to escape arrest on charges he was harassing and exposing himself to other passengers at the Harvard Square Red Line station around 3 p.m. yesterday.

Police were able to place Benjamin Bin Zhao, 39, in a cruiser for a ride down to Transit Police headquarters on Southampton Street for booking on charges of lewd, wanton and lascivious behavior and assault and battery on a police officer.

The officer was transported to a local hospital for observation, police say, adding the wound was not serious.

Innocent, etc.